Hicks Street & Bay Street
Hicks Street and Bay Street meet at a three-way junction in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Brooklyn corner. Red Hook Park Pool is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Lorraine St/Hicks St, is 600 feet away for the B57 and B61. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2025, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Lorraine St/Hicks St, 600 feet away, for the B57 and B61.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Lorraine St/Hicks St B57, B61600 feetB57 B61
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
- B61 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Bay Street.
- 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Henry St & Bay St 19 docks in all530 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Gowanus Expressway westbound at Clinton Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 354 Hamilton Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1 Beard Street Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, the median for a Brooklyn corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Enhanced crossing, December 2017
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11231
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 38
- Police precinct
- 76
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2025.
Trees
NYC Parks records 99 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Bay Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Hicks Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Art Moderne. They were built between 1934 and 1936.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 parks
- 1 park feature
- 1 public space
- 1 recreation center
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Basis Independent Brooklyn School710 feet
- Bbru Lorraine Pre-K780 feet
- Bubble Bees Day Care - Preschool Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5780 feet
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- Bumblebees-R-Us Preschool, ages 2 to 5780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Red Hook Recreation Area Park60 feet
- Todd Triangle940 feet
- Red Hook Community Farm in Red Hook Recreation Area Park feature980 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at IKEA Public space1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Red Hook Recreation Center Landmark750 feet
- Red Hook Park Pool Swimming pool820 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket940 feet
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hicks Street & Creamer Street 270 feet
- Henry Street & Bay Street 470 feet
- Columbia Street & Bay Street 500 feet
- Hicks Street & Lorraine Street 520 feet
- Columbia Street & Sigourney Street 750 feet
- Hicks Street & Bush Street 760 feet
- Columbia Street & Creamer Street 760 feet
- Henry Street & Lorraine Street 980 feet
See every intersection along Bay Street or Hicks Street.